froissé, fâché, boudeur, susceptible

leger, délicate (précautioneusement adv)

malicieusement, avec espièglerie

trapped, caught "ensnarred by love"

une accumulation, formation, depot

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vocabulary C1 C2

Question	Answer
sens de l observation	observation skill
un escroc	a crook, swindler, con man
scarlet	écarlate
confectionery	patisserie, confiserie
to caper	gambader
bumf	paperasse
belated	tardif
disingenuous	déloyal, insincère, fourbe
inconclusive	peu concluant
to fathom	sonder
siblings	enfant d un même parent
huffy	froissé, fâché, boudeur, susceptible
connubial	conjugual
soppy	sentimental
to whinge	se lamenter, geindre
eager	désireux, avide, impatient
grotty	minable, affreux
prissy	effeminé, pointilleux
blattant	flagrant
ominous	de mauvais augure
thwarted	contrecaré
smugly	sufficant (air ton)
stash	planque, cachette
rawcously	d une voix rauque
to wheedle	cajoler, caliner
to hustle	pousser, bousculer
gingerly	leger, délicate (précautioneusement adv)
the midriff	estomac, taille, diaphragme
a loon	imbécile, idiot
pert	coquin, hardi
to pester	importuner, harceler
to scrimp	lesiner
wiry	dru, noueux
roguishly	malicieusement, avec espièglerie
ludicrous	ridicule, risible
a shrug	un haussement d épaule
ensnared	trapped, caught "ensnarred by love"
sequel	la suite (film)
to sort somethong out	arranger, régler
pesky	agaçant
transfixed	fasciné, paralysé d horreur
to stumble accross	tomber par hasard sur
unadulterated evil	pure evil
cervical cancer	cancer du col de l utérus
a wart	une verrue
a jab	une injection, une piqûre
a smear test	un frottis
sod	gazon
induced coma	un coma artificiel
tremendous	enorme, immense, violent
a build-up	une accumulation, formation, depot
to shed the virus	répandre le virus
to prosecute	poursuivre en justice
breast stroke	brasse (notation)
weaned	sevré
a bucket	un seau
wheezing	sifflant( souffle) poussif
a crutch	un béquille
lopsided	irrationnelle, de travers
to pout	faire la moue
sagging	épuisé (moralement)
a fin	nageaoire, aileron
soggy	détrempé, ramoli
brittle	cassant, fragile
to untangle	dégager qqch de qqch
a splotch	une tache
the sap	la sève
to jiggle	se trémousser
squatting	accroupi
the bark	l écorce du tronc
the haunch	la hanche
to slosh	répandre en éclaboussant
a shard	un débris
to bob	danser like a boat up and down
a squint	un strabisme
to squint	froncer, plisser les yeux
a tripod	un trépied
to baffle	rendre perplexe confondre
dubious	douteux
an hunch	une intuition
academic	not related to the real situation and therefore not relevant
conscientious	consciencieux
to cram	to study hard in order to learn a lot in a little time, especially for exams
knowledgable	knowing a lot about different subjects or a particular one
a convert	someone who has changed their believes
to endure	to last for a long time "his work endured 400 years"
novel	new, unusual 8a novel idea)
to refine	make some changes to something in order to make it better
a shift	a change in soemthing (attitudes)
to sustain	to provide the condition in which something can happen or exist
a duration	a period of time during which something continues to happen or exist
to elapse	if time elapses, it passes
to lapse	to stop gradually or for a short time
overdue	something which should have been done, given, payed before
prompt	happening or arriving at exactly a particular time
to span	to last for a particular period of time (his career spanned a century)
a stint	a period of time spent doing something
to headhunt	try to persuade someone to leave their job for another
to clamber	to climb somthing with difficulties
to clench	to close hand, mouth etc tightly
to clutch	hold someone or something firmly
to crawl	to move along the ground on your hands
to dash	to run or go somewhere very quickly because you are in a hurry
the drift	the meaning that someone is trying to express (I don't speak french but I got his drift)
to fumble	to try to hold, move or find something using your hands in a way that is not graceful
to grab	to take hold of something in a roug or rude way
to grasp	to take hold of something very tightly
to hop	to move forward jumping on one foot
to leap	to jump over something
to roam	to move or travel with no particular puprose
to skid	to slide across the ground in an uncontrolled way
to skip	to move forward by jumping first on one foot and then the other
to slide	to move smoothly and quickly across a surface
a slide	un toboggan
to stride	to walk with energy and confidence
to charter	to hire a boat, a plane or a bus especially for a group
a pier	structure built out from the land over the water unlike the quay which is along the water
to steer	to control the direction in which a vehicle moves
to allege	to say something is true o that someone has done something wrongeven tough this has not been proved
blunt	saying what is true eve if this offends or upsets people
to disclose	to give information to people especially information that was secret
the gist	the main idea or most important point of something that someone has written or said
a hint	a useful suggestion or piece of advice
to hint	to say what you think or are feeling in an undirect way
an inkling	a light idea or a small piece of information that tells you that something might exist or be happening
a placard	a large notice in a public place used for advertising something or carried in order to protest against or support something
to quibble	to argue or complain abotu things that are not important
a rant	a long, loud and angry complaint about something
to rant	to complain or talk loudly and angrily for a long time, sometimes saying unreasonable things
to rave	talk in an angry and uncontrolled way, or in a very enthusiastic way
a stumble	a mistake while speaking
to stutter	to repeat the sounds of word in an uncontrolled way when you speak because you are nervous or have a speech problem
an anchor	somone who presents the news on television or radio
a broadcast	a program that is broadcasted
a caption	a word printed near or on a picture
a ghostwriter	someone who write something for someone else whose name wil appear on it as the writer
a pamphlet	a very thin book with a paper cover, usually given free to people
the spine	the edge of a book where all thepages are fixed together
to ascribe	to believ something is the cause of something else
a blow	an event that cause you to feel very sad
freak	extremely unusual and unexpected
haphazard	done in a way that does not seemto be carefully planned or organized
jinxed	someone or somethign that is jinxed has a lot of bad luck
to meander	to move slowlyy without a particular direction or purpose
a mishap	a minor mistake or accident
pot luck	a situation in which you do not know what to expect but you hope that it will be good
to startle	to make a person or animal feel suddenly frightened or uprised by doing something they do not expect
to stray	to move away from the correct place or path
stray	lost or withouta home
a stray	a pet that is lost or has left home
to transpire	to happen
to wobble	to rock slightly from side to side, or to make something do this
greenery	green plants that are growinf somewhere or used as a decoration
a batch	a number of things or people that arrive or are dealt with at the same time
to batch	to group things together
a bulk 1	something that is very large, wide and solid
a bulk 2	the majority, or largest part of something
a bulk 3	if something is sold in bulk it is sold in large quentities
a heap	a large pile of something, especially untipy pile
to heap	to make a big untidy pile of things
minute	very small
ratio	a relationship between two things expressed as two numbers or two amounts
benefit	money or other help that the governement gives people who need financial help
finance	decision on how money is spent or invested
a lump sum	money in a single large payment rather than small seperate payment
a direct debit	an order to a bank to regularly pay money from our account to a person or organisation
a dividend	a share of the profit of a company paid once or twice a year to tge people who own the company's share
a down payment	a first payment that you make when you are buying something and are going to pay the rest later
a overdraft	an agreement with your bank that allows you to spend money when you have no money left in your account
brittle	hard and can easily break
to chip	a small piece of somethings breaks off
a cruch	a crowd of people all extremely close together in an ara that is too small for them
to flake	to some off a surface in small flat pieces
a flake	a small flat piece of something
to lump	to put people or things into the same group altough they do not really belong together
a lump	a solid piece of something that does not have a regular shape
a mould	s shaped container into which you pour something that take the shape
to pat	to touch someone gently several time with a flat hand
to scratch	damage a surface by marking it with something sharp or rough
a speck	a very small spot or mark
to squash	to damage something by presing or crushing it and making it lose its normal shape
a squash	a situation in which there are too many people in a small place
to stroke	to gently mose your hand over skin, hair or fur
built up	area that has a lot of buildings in it
to bypass	to avoid the center of a city by using a road that goes around it
to dwell	to live somewhere
high rise	very tall building
the inner city	area near the center of a large city where a lot of poverty and other social proble exist
the skyline	the shape made by buildings or mountains when you see them against the sky
to agonise	to spend a long time worrying and being upset about something
apathy	a feeling of having no intereste or enthousiasm about anything, or not being willing to make any effort to change things
a chuckle	a quiet laugh
to chuckle	to laugh quietly, especially in a private or secret way
contentement	the hapiness you feel when you have everything you want and you enjoy your life
cross	angry
a giggle	a high laugh, especially a nervous or silly one
to giggle	to laugh i a nervous, excited or silly way that is difficult to control
glimpse	an occasion when you see someone or something for a moment only
to glimpse	to see someone or something for a moment or not completely
to gloat	to show that you're happy and proud at your own success or at someone else's failure
glum	looking sad as if you expect something bad to happen
to mock	to make someone or something look stupid by laughing at them, copying them or saying something that is not kind
peep	a quick look at something
to peep	to look at something quickly and secretly, usually from a place where you think you cannot be seen
to peer	to look very carefully, especially because something is difficult to see
smirk	an unpleasant smile
to smirk	smile in an unpleasant way because something bad has happened to someone else or because you think you have achieved an advantage over them
to snap	to sddenly lose control and become extremely angry or upset because a situation has become too annoying or difficult
to snap	to speak to someone in a sudden angry way
to inoculate	injecting a medicine containing a small amont of the disease
a prognosis	a doctor's opinion about the way in which a disease or illness is likely to develop
a syringe	a needle fitted to a plastic tue, used ofr taking blood from your body or for putting medicine in it
a ward	a large room in a hosptal with beds for people to stay in
an aggression	an angry feeling that makes you want to attacvk or defeat someone else
benign	kind and nice
to label	to use a word or phrase to describe someone or something, especially one that is not completely fair or true
reluctant	not willing to do something
to summon	to officially order someone to come to a place especially a court of law
to undermine	to make something or someone become gradually less effective, confident or successful
unrest	angry or violent behaviour by people who are protesting against something
to advocate	to publicily support a particular policy or way of doing things
to alleviate	make something less painful, severe or serious
deterrant	something that makes people decide not to do comething by making them relaise that something unpleasant could happen to them
an industrial action	a protest in which workers show that they disagree with a policy or their employer
to prosecute	to officially accuse someone of a crime and ask a court of law to judge them
to better	to achieve a better result than someone or something
a blemish	a mark or spot that spoils the appearacne of something
to decay	to make or become gradually worse in quality, or weaker in power or influence
defective	not made correctly or not working correctly
detrimental	harmful or damaging
to enhance	to improve somthing or make it more attractive or more valuable
to exacerbate	to make a problem become worse
first rate	of the highest quality
invaluable	extremely useful
the optimum	the best or more suitable situation, level or amount
to outclass	to be much better than someone or something else
prime	most important, suitable or of the highest quality
redeeming feature	a positiv quality which improves something that is not very good by including something that is goog
to refurbish	to improve a room or a building by cleaning and painting it, adding new furniture or equipment
rusty	covered in rust
a shambles	something that is very badly organised and does not operate effectively
shoddy	product, work of a very low standard
sound	involving the use of good judgement and therefore likely to be effective
sound	thorough
stale	food such as bread that is no longer fresh
to streamline	to improve a business, organisation, process by making it more modern or more simple
a wreck	something that has been badly damaged
collector's item	a rare or valuable object that collectors want to own
a curator	someone whose job is to look after the objects in a museum
an installation	a piece of art that consists of several different objects or pictures arranged to produce a particular effect
a recital	a perfomance of music or poetry
to bond	to fix two things firmly together usually with glue
a bond	the way two surface stuck together
a bond	something that gives people a reason to love one another
to comprise	to consist of two or more things
consistent	not changing in behaviour, attitude or qualities
to merge	two things combine to form a bigger one
an acquaintance	someone you know a little who is not a close friend
an extrovert	someone who is very confident, lively and likes social situation
to foster	to look after a child as part of your family for a period of time, because his parent cannot look after them
a peer	someon who is the same age as another person
to appeal	to ask people to do something, to behave in a certain way, especially in a difficult situation
an appeal	a quality that something has that makes people like t or want it
an appeal	a request for people to do smething or to behave in a certain way
content	happy and satisfied with your life
mediocre	average or below average in quality
mundane	ordinary and not interesting or exciting because it happens to regularly
to strive	make a lot of effort to achieve something
worthwile	something that is worth the time, money or effort that you spent in it
exhilarating	making you feel extremely happy, excited and full of energy
idle	not doing anything, when there are things that you should do
an outing	a short journey that you take for enjoyement
a pastime	something that you do regularly for fun in your free time
a respite	a short period of rest from having to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation
tedious	boring and continuing for too long
to unwind	to begin to relax after you have been working hard or feeling nervous
a venue	the place where an activity or event happens

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